Doctor Who season 8 worth the watch

[sciencesavvy89]

I am a die hard whovian but I have been consumed with school for the past few months and never got around to watching season 8. It was almost like pulling teeth to watch season 7 so I am wondering if this new season and Capaldi are worth the full day Doctor Who binge.

 

[Diana Blake]

You'll find that right off the bat they give almost an apology to the fans for forcing the sexual tension between the Doctor and the companions for the last several seasons and I greatly appreciated it. My grandmother is an original Whovian and we've both complained that the Doctor is not and should never be a sexual object. He's a teacher, a father figure and above all else he's far too old and too full of knowledge to play silly high school romance games.

I was very happy with how the season played out. It is a little slow at first because it always is when they're introducing a new incarnation of the Doctor but after the fifth episode don't expect to stop before you finish the season. :lol:

 

[KayleePond]

Season 7 broke my heart with how terrible it was but hang in there because Season 8 restored my faith even though I was quite skeptical! I was VERY pleasantly surprised and it was lots of fun! I think there are a lot of moments that remind me of Tennant episodes and Capaldi is way better than I anticipated! They could still use better writing for Clara but I still enjoyed her even though many don't. I think they did better with her than last season, at least!

Anyway, Season 8 is a return to form and hopefully you enjoy it!

 

[Red7227]

I've only seen the first two episodes and really didn't like them much. That said though, there is however a very good reason to watch the series, especially if you like old Doctor Who, pre the 2005 reinvention.

 

[KatVonnegut]

These are all the things I needed to hear to finally watch season 8! Thank you ladies!

 

[KatVonnegut]

For some reason it won't let me go back and edit my last post... :?
I finally bucked up and watched the first episode of season 8 (I really loved Matt Smith - unpopular opinion? - and was sad to see him go)
OP you really should watch it, it's so worth it.
There should also be a new word for the kind of crying you do when watching Doctor Who (it can't be just me...)
the kind where you're pretty sure your crying with all ~850 muscles and 206 bones of the human body instead of just your eyeballs but then oh just wait never mind now you're giggling uncontrollably
Seriously I don't even know where these emotions come from. I swear I'm a normal level headed person until this show comes along and tugs on all the feels.
Anyways, long story short: definitley worth the watch

Also this, I cannot stop laughing at this

 

[AlexEmpire]

I think there are a lot of moments that remind me of Tennant episodes and Capaldi is way better than I anticipated!

I liked Capaldi a lot, but I actually think there was too much of this. Between the space station and the school I felt almost like they were just rehashing old plots.

My only complaint about the Capaldi version of the Doctor is that he's lost the best thing about the doctor, that since of wonder about everything. It makes me sad.

 

[Red7227]

My only complaint about the Capaldi version of the Doctor is that he's lost the best thing about the doctor, that since of wonder about everything. It makes me sad.

Yeah, its David Eccleston who created the modern doctor, which Tennant and Smith went with. Capaldi is channeling Tom Baker more than the more recent doctors, with even some of the dialogue being straight from Tom Baker's doctor. We can only hope the writing get better..

 

[KayleePond]

My only complaint about the Capaldi version of the Doctor is that he's lost the best thing about the doctor, that since of wonder about everything. It makes me sad.

Yeah, its David Eccleston who created the modern doctor, which Tennant and Smith went with. Capaldi is channeling Tom Baker more than the more recent doctors, with even some of the dialogue being straight from Tom Baker's doctor. We can only hope the writing get better..

His name is Christopher Eccleston! You might have been thinking of David Tennant! I would NOT mind a Tennant/Eccleston hybrid though. :dance: Super sorry to bring up this older post but I just had to correct the name, like a jerkface! :whistle:

 

[Red7227]

I knew that! Fuck knows why I typed David. Tennant grew on me eventually but I was watching for Freema Agyeman more than anything else. Utterly utterly gorgeous.